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RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY
56A, B. T. ROAD, KOLKATA-700050
Admission Notice: FC/UG/ 0 3/15
June 02, 2015
The University invites online applications for admission to B.A. Honours Course
of 3-year duration consisting of 6 Semesters of 6- month each in the following
subjects
under the Faculty of Fine Arts in the session 2015-2016. Online
Application can be made on the University Website : www.rbu.ac.in only from
05/06/2015 to 15/06/2015 (upto 5.00 p.m.).
Subjects: Rabindra Sangeet, Vocal Music, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music,
Percussion and Western Classical Music
Note:
(i) Instrumental Music includes the following instruments: Sitar, Sarod, Violin,
Flute, Esraj, Harmonium, Santoor and Guitar (Hawaiian)
(ii) Western Classical Music includes the following instruments: Piano, Violin,
Guitar
(iii) Percussion includes the musical instruments: Tabla, Pakhwaj and Khole
Eligibility: Candidates having passed the H.S. Examination or its equivalent with
special aptitude in the concerned subject are eligible to apply.
Upper Age limit: 26 years as on 30th June, 2015 (for SC/ST/PH candidates: 28
years as on 30th June, 2015).
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Norms being adopted for preparation of merit list
Subjects: Rabindra Sangeet, Vocal Music, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music
(Indian Classical and Western Classical) & Percussion.
(a) H.S / Class 12 or its equivalent
- 20 (score)
(b) Admission Test
- 80 (score)
(including theory, practical etc)
Aggregate of the total score (a + b = total score) will be counted towards preparation
of provisional merit lists which will be subject to verification.
Elective Subjects
At the undergraduate level of studies under the faculty of Fine Arts, students will have to
take up 2 (two) Elective subjects of 300 marks each.
Following Groups of Elective Subjects are offered for the undergraduate students of Fine
Arts Faculty in 2015-16 academic session:
Group
A
B
C
Subjects
Political Science, Rabindra Sangeet and
Instrumental Music (can not take
Percussion any more)
Drama, Mass Communication &
Videography,
Philosophy
and
Economics
English, Bengali, Sanskrit and Dance
Provision
Only one subject can be
taken from Group A
Only one subject can be
taken from Group B
Only one subject can be
taken from Group C
History, Mathematics (Only for the Only one subject can be
Economics honours students) ,Vocal taken from Group D
Music and Percussion (can not take
Instrumental Music any more)
D
Note:
1. Mathematics will be the compulsory Elective subject for the students of Economics
honours.
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2. Students opting for Instrumental Music as Elective subject is not allowed to take
Percussion as Elective subject any more and vice-versa.
3. No student is allowed to choose the subject as Elective which is his/her Honours
subject, i.e. A student of Bengali honours cannot take Bengali as Elective subject
any more.
4. Other than usual fees, additional fees of Rs. 2000/- will have to be paid by the
students opting to take up Mass Communication & Videography as Elective
subject within one month from the date of his/her admission.
5. No application for change of Elective subjects will be entertained after 2 (two)
months from the date of his/her admission.
How to Apply:
For submission of Application Form online, it will be mandatory for the candidates to
make proper entry of the requisite information in the prescribed spaces provided on the
website.
Before filling in online , keep all the information required in this form ready.
Please follow the under mentioned instructions and steps to fill-in the application form
online :
Step:1. Creation of User ID: First of all, each and every applicant needs to register
his/her email id and a password by entering the requisite information in the spaces
provided to proceed further. A verification link will be sent to the registered email id. The
applicant should click on the verification link sent to the registered email id for
verification. Once the email is verified, the applicant will be allowed to login using the
registered email and password to proceed for online application for admission.
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Step:2. Online application:
The applicant will be required to enter the requisite
information and academic marks very carefully into the given spaces of the Application
Format. Please go through and check carefully whether the information furnished by you
are correct or not. If found erroneous, please correct it before proceeding to the next step.
Once submitted, the data cannot be edited or corrected.
Step: 3. Uploading photo and signature: A recent passport size colour photograph and
signature of the applicant needs to be scanned and uploaded. The scanned photograph and
signature of the applicant should be in JPG format and within 100KB.
Step: 4. Print application details: After uploading the photograph and signature, an
Application details page will be displayed. At this stage, the applicant will be required to
PRINT the page and proceed for making online payment.
Please note that if payment process is not completed in the next steps, the
application thus submitted will be invalid and shall be treated as rejected.
How to Make Payment
Step: 1. Application Processing fee Payment: The printed page generated in Step 4
above should be kept handy before proceeding for online payment. Now for payment of
Application Processing fee, please login to the university portal with your registered
email id and password and click the Payment Button. Once the Payment Button is
clicked, the website will be redirected to SBI Collect portal of State Bank of India (SBI)
for payment.
Step: 2. Accepting Disclaimer and Terms and Conditions: The applicant is advised to
go through the disclaimer and terms and conditions of SBI Collect and click the “I have
read and accepted the terms and conditions stated above” check box and then click the
“Proceed” button.
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Step: 3. Select State and Type of Corporate / Institution: Now the applicant should
select “West Bengal” under “Select State” and “Educational Institution” under “Select
Type”. Then click the “Go” button.
Step: 4. Select from Educational Institutions: Now the applicant should select
“RABINDRA BHARATI UNIVERSITY” under “Select Educational Institutions” and then
click the “Submit” button.
Step: 5. Provide details of payment: Now here the applicant should select “Application
Processing fee”. It will automatically redirect to “Provide details of payment” page.
Step: 6. Provide details of payment: Now the applicant will be asked to enter the
requisite information in the given spaces of Payment Format. The applicant should use
the Application Details page printed earlier to fill-up the required information in this
page. Before submission, the applicant must verify that all the entries made here are
correct. If the information entered here are not correct then the application will be
rejected and no refund will be made.
Step: 7. Choosing Payment Option: At this stage applicant will be asked to choose
online or offline payment mode.
If Online mode of payment is chosen, the applicant will be able to pay requisite amount
of Application Processing Fee of Rs.250/- + additional charge of Bank online through
Internet Banking, SBI ATM Card/Debit Card or through ATM Card/Debit Card of any
other Banks as shown on the dropdown box.
On successful transaction of payment, an e-receipt will be generated. Please take a print
out of it and retain it carefully for future reference.
And if Offline mode of payment is chosen, a pre-printed Challan in duplicate will be
generated. The applicant will be required to take print out of the Challan thus generated
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and submit the same at any SBI branches to deposit the Application Processing Fee of
Rs.250/- + additional charge of Bank .The applicant must retain one copy of Challan
(payment receipt) carefully for future reference.
Step: 8. Download Admission Form: After submission of Application Processing fee
through online or offline payment mode, the admission form can be downloaded after
two working days. To download the Admission form the applicant should login to the
university portal using the registered email id and password and click on the “Download
Admission Form” button. The applicant is advised to print the downloaded form and
retain it for future reference.
General Instructions to the Applicants
1.
It is to be noted that the information entered in the prescribed places on the
website will be reflected on the downloaded Application Form and the same
information will be saved in the database for further processing of the form for
admission. Candidates are advised to take special care to make correct entry only.
Therefore, application forms with manual corrections will not be accepted.
2.
Please enter genuine Mobile Phone Number and email address for future
communication regarding admission , if required. No fictitious information should
be
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entered.
No application for change of information already reflected on the downloaded
application form will be entertained.
4.
Incomplete application form, if downloaded and submitted, will be treated as
cancelled.
5.
Duly filled-in downloaded application form should be signed by the candidate
and his/her parent/guardian at the given spaces of the form.
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6. The duly filled-in application form along with self-attested copies of all mark
sheets, certificates and other relevant documents and copy of payment receipt, has to
be retained by the candidate.
7. Applicants must preserve the acknowledgement receipt containing the Application
Form ID No. etc.for the future reference.
8.
The applicant is not required to submit the hard copy of duly filled-in
downloaded
Application Form to the University. However, the hard copy of duly filled-in
downloaded Application Form along with self-attested copies of all mark sheets,
certificates and other relevant documents and copy of payment receipt will be required
only at the later stage if the candidate is provisionally selected for admission .
Reservation of Seats
1. Reservation of seats for the reserved categories of ST/SC/OBC/PH will be as per the
West Bengal Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2013.
2. Few seats are reserved in each course for Foreign / NRI students as supernumerary
seats against a higher rate of tuition fees as per UGC guidelines. In case of nonavailability of Foreign / NRI students, Indian students may be considered in those seats
against the same higher rate of tuition fees.
For these seats, application will be invited after the completion of the online booking of
seats. Such applications will have to be downloaded from the University website by
entering the system generated application form number which has already been submitted
for consideration of admission.
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Therefore, it is to be noted that only the candidates who have already submitted
application form online for admission in this session i.e. 2015-16, will get the chance to
apply.
Publication of Lists & Modes of Admission
1. Date of Publication of Eligibility lists of the Candidates Selected for
Admission Test In the Subjects: Rabindra Sangeet, Vocal Music, Dance, Drama,
Instrumental Music, Percussion and Western Classical Music: 18.6.2015 (after 4:00 p.m.
on the website)
(i)Prospective Dates for Practical : 25.6.2015 and 26.6,2015 from
12:00 noon onwards at the Emerald Bower Campus, 56A, B.T.Road, Kolkata-700050
(ii) Prospective Dates for Written Test: 02.7.2015 and 03.7.2015 from 12:00 noon
onwards.
(iii)Downloading of Admit Cards: 19.06.2015 to 21.06.2015
(iv)Verification of Admit Cards: 22.06.2015 and 23.06.15 between 11:00 A.M. to 4:00
P.M. Admit Cards will have to be downloaded by the candidates themselves by entering
their Form Number printed on their downloaded Application Form. The candidates must
print two copies of the downloaded admit card and submit both the copies of the Admit
Cards at the Admission Section of the University for verification and signature. After
verification and signature, one copy of the admit card will be returned to the candidate
which will be required to be produced at the time of Admission Test. Candidate will not be
allowed to sit for the Admission Test without Admit Card.
(v)1st Provisional Merit list of the candidates selected on the basis of admission test for
admission and other details will be published on the University website on 06-07-2015
(after 4:00 pm) .
(vi) Provisional Admission: On 07.7.2015 and 08.7.2015 the selected candidates will
be required to pay the Course fee for Visual Arts & Fine Arts of Rs.1665/- + additional
charge of Bank for + additional charge of Bank for the subjects of Rabindra Sangeet,
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Vocal Music, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music, Percussion & Western Classical
Music. For Faculty of Fine Arts. online using his/her previous Login ID and Password,
Application ID etc. Once again the candidate will be offered to pay through Online or
Offline mode. After successful transaction of payment of Course fee, the candidate will
be treated as admitted provisionally . Please note that this provisional admission will be
categorically treated as cancelled , if the information particularly marks entered during
the filling up of Application Form do not tally with the actual marks reflected on the
original mark sheets.
(vii) Admission Confirmation: 09.7.2015 and 10.7.2015 ( between 11:30 a.m. and
3:30 p.m.) For confirmation of admission, provisionally admitted candidates must
bring all original marksheets, SC/ST/OBC/PWD certificates issued by the competent
authority (in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWD category), and other
relevant documents for physical verification. Only after successful verification, the
provisional admission will be confirmed .If any discrepancies are found during
verification of documents, marks, scores, etc. the provisional admission in the
respective academic programme will be categorically cancelled and no refund of
payment will be made. No further application for rectification will be entertained at
this stage.
(vii) A set of hard copy of duly filled-in downloaded Application Form along with selfattested copies of all mark sheets, certificates and other relevant documents and copy of
payment receipt will be required.
Exercise of Option
As per Govt. Rules, the candidates belonging to reserved categories (SC/ST/OBC) who
have found place in the general merit list on the basis of their merit will also be placed in
the merit list for the reserved categories of candidates. It is mandatory for such candidates
to exercise their option on whether they would like to be placed in the general merit list
or the separate merit list for reserved categories of candidates. Admission would be
made as per the option exercised by the candidates. The option once exercised shall not
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be altered under any circumstances. Option will have to be submitted at the time of
confirmation of admission. Details will be notified in due course.
Reservation of Seats
1.Reservation of seats for the reserved categories of ST/SC/OBC/PWD will be as per the
West Bengal Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Rules, 2013.
2. Few seats are reserved for Foreign / NRI students against a higher rate of tuition fees
in the subjects of Rabindra Sangeet, Vocal Music, Dance, Drama, Instrumental Music,
Percussion & Western Classical Music. For Faculty of Fine Arts. In case of nonavailability of Foreign / NRI students, Indian students may be considered in those seats
against the same higher rate of tuition fees. For these seats, application will be invited
after the admission of 2nd merit list. Such applications will have to be downloaded from
the University website by entering the system generated application form number which
has already been submitted online for consideration of admission. Therefore, it is to be
noted that only the candidates who have already submitted application form online for
admission in this session i.e. 2015-16, will get the chance to apply.
General Information:
1. No student will participate in, abet or propagate ragging in the University campus
and hostels as per order of the Honorable Supreme Court.
2. Candidates admitted elsewhere in any degree course must submit certificate or any
other relevant document showing cancellation from the said degree course at the
time of admission. Failing which, his/her candidature will be treated as cancelled.
3. No candidate will be allowed for admission to two or more concurrent degree
courses in the same University (regular/external) in the same calendar year.
4. Candidates interested in admission will be required to collect all information
regarding interview/test and admission dates in this regard from the University
Website: www.rbu.ac.in.
5. Admission of a candidate will be cancelled if any information given by him/her is
found to be wrong or suppressed.
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6. Submission of application Forms for admission does not imply any right to
admission and selection for admission does not assure accommodation in
University Hostels.
7. The list of the Candidates selected for interview/written test /admission will
generally be treated as cancelled as soon as the corresponding last date is over.
8. In case of any disputes, the decision of the University will be final and binding to
all concerned.
(Ujjwol Kumar Basumata)
Secretary, Faculty Councils (Acting)